Piero Gritti

Among the young forwards being shaped at ASM Clermont Auvergne's academy, Piero Gritti is one the club hopes can grow into a senior Top 14 option. Born on 10 February 2005, the back-rower is developing at the Stade Marcel-Michelin, home to one of the most storied institutions in French rugby. Gritti operates primarily as a flanker, and his profile carries the traits clubs prize in a young loose forward: an appetite for defensive graft, a willingness to attack the breakdown, and the tireless support play that turns a back row from useful into genuinely disruptive. Clermont's academy has a long-standing reputation for producing physically robust, technically schooled forwards, and Gritti fits comfortably within that lineage. For now his role is to add depth and competition behind the senior back-row group while accumulating experience in the Espoirs setup and other secondary competitions designed to bring academy players through. Coaches will want him to keep building his physical conditioning and sharpening his ball-handling as he climbs. Clermont supporters have historically shown patience with developing forwards, and Gritti sits among the prospects the club believes can convert academy promise into first-team minutes in the seasons ahead.